1 Mojzes 24
1 Abraham je bil star in že zelo zvrhan v starosti in Gospod je Abrahama blagoslovil v vseh stvareh.
Abraham by now was old, really old, and the Lord had blessed him in every possible way.
2 Abraham je najstarejšemu služabniku svoje hiše, ki je vladal nad vsem, kar je imel, rekel: »Položi, prosim te, svojo roko pod moje stegno,
At that time Abraham told his oldest servant who was in charge of his whole household, “Put your hand under my thigh,
3 jaz pa te bom primoral priseči pri Gospodu, Bogu nebes in Bogu zemlje, da mojemu sinu ne boš vzel žene izmed kánaanskih hčera, med katerimi živim,
and swear an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you won't arrange for my son to marry any daughter of the these Canaanite people that I'm living among.
4 temveč boš šel v mojo deželo in k mojemu sorodstvu in vzel ženo mojemu sinu Izaku.«
Instead, go to my homeland where my relatives live, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.”
5 Služabnik pa mu je rekel: »Morda mi ženska ne bo voljna slediti v to deželo. Ali moram tvojega sina ponovno privesti v deželo, od koder si prišel?«
“What if the woman refuses to come back with me to this country?” the servant asked. “Should I take your son back to the country you came from?”
6 Abraham mu je rekel: »Pazi, da mojega sina ne privedeš ponovno tja.
“No, you mustn't take my son back there,” Abraham replied.
7 Gospod, Bog nebes, ki me je vzel iz hiše mojega očeta in iz dežele mojega sorodstva in ki mi je govoril in mi to prisegel, rekoč: ›To deželo bom dal tvojemu semenu, ‹ bo pred teboj poslal svojega angela in ti boš mojemu sinu od tam vzel ženo.
“The Lord, the God of heaven, took me from my family home and my own country. He spoke to me and swore an oath to me in which he promised, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ He is the one who will send his angel ahead of you so that you can find a wife there for my son.
8 Če pa ti ženska ne bo voljna slediti, potem boš prost pred to mojo prisego, samo mojega sina ne privedi ponovno tja.«
However, if the woman refuses to return here with you, then you are released from this oath. But make sure you don't take my son back there.”
9 Služabnik je svojo roko položil pod stegno Abrahama, svojega gospodarja in mu glede te zadeve prisegel.
The servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to do as he had been told.
10 Služabnik je vzel deset kamel izmed kamel svojega gospodarja in se odpravil, kajti vse dobrine njegovega gospodarja so bile v njegovi roki. Vstal je in odšel v Mezopotamijo, v Nahórjevo mesto.
Then the servant arranged for ten of his master's camels to carry all kinds of valuable gifts from Abraham and left for the town of Nahor in Aram-naharaim.
11 Svojim kamelam je storil, da so pokleknile zunaj mesta, pri vodnem izviru, ob večernem času, v času, ko gredo ženske ven zajemat vodo.
Arriving in the evening, he had the camels kneel down by the spring that was outside the town. This was the time when women went out to fetch water.
12 Rekel je: »Oh Gospod, Bog mojega gospodarja Abrahama, prosim te, pošlji mi danes veliko sreče in mojemu gospodarju Abrahamu izkaži prijaznost.
He prayed, “Lord, the God of my master Abraham, please let me be successful today, and please show your faithfulness to my master Abraham.
13 Glej, tukaj stojim pri vodnem izviru in hčere mestnih mož prihajajo zajemat vodo.
Look, I'm standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming to get water.
14 Naj se mi zgodi, da gospodična, ki ji bom rekel: ›Spusti svoj lončen vrč, prosim te, da bom lahko pil‹ in bo rekla: ›Pij in tudi tvojim kamelam bom dala piti, ‹ naj bo ta tista, ki si jo določil za svojega služabnika Izaka in s tem bom vedel, da si mojemu gospodarju izkazal prijaznost.«
May it happen like this. The young woman that I ask, ‘Please hold your water jar so I can have a drink,’ and she replies, ‘Please drink, and I'll give your camels water too’ —may she be the one you've chosen as a wife for your servant Isaac. This way I'll know that you've shown your faithfulness to my master.”
15 Pripetilo se je, preden je nehal govoriti, glej, da je prišla ven Rebeka, ki je bila rojena Betuélu, sinu Milke, žene Nahórja, Abrahamovega brata, s svojim lončenim vrčem na svoji rami.
He hadn't even finished praying when he saw Rebekah coming to get water, carrying her water jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milkah. Milkah was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.
16 Gospodična pa je bila zelo lepa na pogled, devica, niti je noben mož ni spoznal in odšla je dol k izviru in napolnila svoj lončen vrč ter prišla gor.
She was very beautiful, a virgin—no one had slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came back up.
17 Služabnik je stekel, da jo sreča in reče: »Pusti mi, prosim te, popiti malo vode iz tvojega lončenega vrča.«
The servant ran over to meet her and asked, “Please let me drink a few sips of water from your jar.”
18 Rekla je: »Pij, moj gospod« in se podvizala ter spustila svoj lončen vrč na svojo roko ter mu dala piti.
“Please drink, my lord,” she replied. She quickly lifted the jar down from her shoulder and held it for him to drink.
19 In ko mu je dala piti, je rekla: »Tudi za tvoje kamele bom zajela vodo, dokler se ne napijejo.«
After she finished giving him a drink, she said, “Let me get water for your camels too until they've had enough.”
20 Odhitela je in svoj lončen vrč izpraznila v korito in ponovno stekla k izviru, da zajame vodo in jo zajela za vse njegove kamele.
She quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the spring to get more water. She brought enough for all his camels.
21 Človek, začuden ob njej, je ohranil svoj mir, da izve, ali je Gospod naredil njegovo potovanje uspešno ali ne.
The man observed her in silence to see if the Lord had made his journey successful or not.
22 Pripetilo se je, ko so se kamele napojile, da je človek vzel zlat uhan, težak pol šekla in dve zapestnici za njeni roki, težki deset šeklov zlata
Once the camels had finished drinking, he gave her a gold nose-ring and two heavy gold bracelets for her wrists.
23 in rekel: »Čigava hči si? Povej mi, prosim te. Ali je za nas prostor v hiši tvojega očeta, da prenočimo?«
Then he asked her, “Whose daughter are you? Also could you tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?”
24 Rekla mu je: » Sem hči Betuéla, Milkinega sina, ki ga je rodila Nahórju.«
She replied, “I'm the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor.” Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and food for the camels,
25 Poleg tega mu je rekla: »Imamo dovolj tako slame kakor krme in prostora za prenočitev.«
and yes, we have room for you to spend the night.”
26 Človek je sklonil svojo glavo ter oboževal Gospoda.
The man kneeled down and bowed in worship to the Lord.
27 Rekel je: »Blagoslovljen bodi Gospod, Bog mojega gospodarja Abrahama, ki mojega gospodarja ni pustil brez svoje milosti in svoje resnice. Bil sem na poti in Gospod me je vodil v hišo bratov mojega gospodarja.«
“Thank you Lord, the God of my master Abraham,” he prayed. “You have not forgotten your commitment and faithfulness to my master. And Lord, you have led me directly to the home of my master's relatives!”
28 Gospodična je stekla ter te stvari povedala tistim iz hiše svoje matere.
She ran to her mother's house and told her family what had happened.
29 Rebeka pa je imela brata in njegovo ime je bilo Labán. In Labán je stekel k človeku, k izviru.
Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he ran out to meet the man who had remained at the spring.
30 Pripetilo se je, ko je zagledal uhan in zapestnici na roki svoje sestre in ko je slišal besede svoje sestre Rebeke, rekoč: »Tako mi je mož govoril, « da je prišel k človeku. In glej, stal je s kamelami pri izviru.
He'd noticed the nose-ring and the bracelets she was wearing, and he'd heard his sister Rebekah explaining, “This is what the man told me.” When he arrived the man was still there, standing with his camels beside the spring.
31 Rekel je: »Vstopi, ti blagoslovljen od Gospoda. Zakaj stojiš zunaj? Kajti pripravil sem hišo in prostor za kamele.«
“Please come home with me, you who are blessed by the Lord,” said Laban. “What are you standing out here for? I've got a room at home ready for you, and a place for the camels to stay.”
32 Mož je vstopil v hišo, on pa je odpasal njegove kamele in jim dal slamo in krmo za kamele in vodo, da umije njegova stopala in stopala mož, ki so bili z njim.
So the man went home with him. Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and food to eat. He also provided water for the man to wash his feet, as well as for the men who were with him.
33 Predenj je bila postavljena hrana, da bi jedel, toda rekel je: »Ne bom jedel, dokler ne povem svoje naloge.« On pa je rekel: »Spregovori.«
Then Laban had food brought in. But the man told him, “I'm not going to eat until I've explained why I'm here.” “Please explain,” Laban replied.
34 Rekel je: »Jaz sem Abrahamov služabnik.
“I'm Abraham's servant,” the man began.
35 In Gospod je silno blagoslovil mojega gospodarja in postal je velik in dal mu je trope, črede, srebro, zlato, sluge, dekle, kamele in osle.
“The Lord has blessed my master so much, and now he is a wealthy and powerful man. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
36 Sara, žena mojega gospodarja, je mojemu gospodarju rodila sina, ko je bila stara. In njemu je dal vse, kar ima.
His wife Sarah has had a son for my master even in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
37 Moj gospodar me je zaprisegel, rekoč: ›Mojemu sinu ne boš vzel žene izmed kánaanskih hčera, v katerih deželi prebivam,
My master made me swear an oath, saying, ‘You must not arrange for my son to marry any daughter of the Canaanite people in whose land I'm living.
38 temveč boš šel k hiši mojega očeta in k mojemu sorodstvu in vzel ženo mojemu sinu.‹
Instead, go to my family home where my relatives live, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.’
39 Svojemu gospodarju sem rekel: ›Morda mi ženska ne bo hotela slediti.‹
I said to my master, ‘What if the woman refuses to come back with me?’
40 Rekel mi je: › Gospod, pred katerim hodim, bo s teboj poslal svojega angela in osrečil tvojo pot in vzel boš ženo za mojega sina iz mojega sorodstva in iz hiše mojega očeta.
He told me, ‘The Lord, in whose presence I have lived my life, will send his angel with you, and he will make your journey successful—you will find a wife for my son from my relatives, from my father's family.
41 Potem boš prost pred to mojo prisego, ko prideš k mojemu sorodstvu. Če ti je ne bodo dali, potem si prost pred mojo prisego.‹
You will be released from the oath you swear to me if, when you go to my family, they refuse to let her return with you.’
42 Danes sem prišel k izviru in rekel: ›O Gospod, Bog mojega gospodarja Abrahama, če sedaj osrečiš mojo pot, ki jo hodim.
Today when I arrived at the spring, I prayed, Lord, God of my master Abraham, please let the journey I have taken be successful.
43 Glej, stojim pri vodnem izviru in naj se zgodi, da ko pride naprej devica, da zajame vodo in ji rečem: ›Daj mi za piti, prosim te, malo vode iz svojega lončenega vrča‹
Look, I'm standing here beside this spring. May it happen like this. If a young woman comes to get water, and I say, ‘Please give me a few sips of water to drink,’
44 in mi reče: ›Pij in prav tako bom zajela za tvoje kamele, ‹ naj bo ta ista ženska, ki jo je Gospod določil za sina mojega gospodarja.
and she says to me, ‘Please drink, and I'll get water for your camels too’ —may she be the one you've chosen as a wife for your servant Isaac.”
45 In preden sem v svojem srcu prenehal govoriti, glej, je prišla Rebeka s svojim lončenim vrčem na svoji rami. Odšla je dol do izvira in zajela vodo. Rekel sem ji: ›Daj mi piti, prosim te.‹
“I hadn't even finished praying silently when I saw Rebekah coming to get water, carrying her water jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring to get water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
46 Podvizala se je in spustila svoj lončen vrč iz svoje rame ter rekla: ›Pij in tudi tvojim kamelam bom dala piti.‹ Tako sem pil in tudi kamele je napojila.‹
She quickly lifted the jar down from her shoulder and she said, ‘Please drink, and I'll get water for your camels too.’ So I drank, and she got water for the camels.
47 Vprašal sem jo ter rekel: ›Čigava hči si?‹ Rekla je: ›Hči Betuéla, Nahórjevega sina, ki mu ga je rodila Milka.‹ In položil sem uhan na njen obraz in zapestnici na njeni roki.
I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I'm the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor.’ So I put the ring in her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.
48 Sklonil sem svojo glavo in oboževal Gospoda in blagoslovil Gospoda, Boga svojega gospodarja Abrahama, ki me je vodil po pravi poti, da vzame svojemu sinu hčer gospodarjevega brata.
Then I kneeled down and bowed in worship to the Lord. I thanked the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, for he led me directly to find my master's niece for his son.
49 In sedaj, če hočete prijazno in iskreno postopati z mojim gospodarjem, mi povejte. Če ne, mi povejte, da se lahko obrnem na desno roko ali na levo.«
So please tell me now, will you show commitment and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or no so I can decide what to do next.”
50 Potem sta Labán in Betuél odgovorila ter rekla: »Stvar izvira od Gospoda. Ne moreva ti govoriti dobro ali slabo.
Laban and Bethuel replied, “Clearly all this is from the Lord, so we can't argue one way or the other.
51 Glej, Rebeka je pred teboj, vzemi jo in pojdi in naj bo žena sinu tvojega gospodarja, kakor je govoril Gospod.«
Rebekah's here, you can take her and leave. She can become the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has decided.”
52 Pripetilo se je, da ko je Abrahamov služabnik slišal te besede, je oboževal Gospoda, priklanjajoč se k zemlji.
As soon as Abraham's servant heard their decision, he bowed down in worship to the Lord.
53 Služabnik je prinesel naprej dragocenosti iz srebra in dragocenosti iz zlata in oblačilo in jih dal Rebeki. Tudi njenemu bratu in njeni materi je dal dragocene stvari.
Then he unpacked silver and gold jewelry and expensive clothes and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable presents to her brother and her mother.
54 Jedli so in pili, on in ljudje, ki so bili z njim in ostali vso noč. Vstali pa so zjutraj in rekel je: »Pošljite me proč, k mojemu gospodarju.«
He and the men with him ate and drank, and spent the night there. When they got up in the morning, he said, “Let me leave now and go home to my master.”
55 Njen brat in njena mati pa sta rekla: »Naj gospodična ostane z nami nekaj dni, vsaj deset, potem bo šla.«
But her brother and her mother said, “Let her stay with us for another ten days or so. She can leave after that.”
56 Rekel jim je: »Ne preprečujte mi, glede na to, da je Gospod osrečil mojo pot. Pošljite me proč, da lahko grem k svojemu gospodarju.«
“Please don't delay me,” he told them. “The Lord has made my journey successful, so let me leave and go back to my master.”
57 Rekla sta: »Poklicala bova gospodično in poizvemo pri njenih ustih.«
“Let's call Rebekah and find out what she wants to do,” they suggested.
58 In poklicala sta Rebeko ter ji rekla: »Hočeš iti s tem človekom?« In rekla je: »Šla bom.«
They called Rebekah in and asked her, “Do you want to go with this man now?” “Yes, I'll go,” she replied.
59 In odpustili so svojo sestro Rebeko in njeno dojiljo in Abrahamovega služabnika in njegove ljudi.
So they let Laban's sister Rebekah leave with Abraham's servant and his men, together with the woman who had nursed her as a child.
60 In blagoslovili so Rebeko ter ji rekli: »Ti si naša sestra, bodi mati tisočev milijonov in naj tvoje seme obvladuje velika vrata tistih, ki jih sovražijo.«
They asked a blessing on her, saying, “Our dear sister, may you become the mother to thousands and thousands of descendants, and may they conquer their enemies.”
61 Rebeka je vstala in njene gospodične in zajahale so kamele ter sledile človeku. In služabnik je vzel Rebeko ter odšel svojo pot.
Then Rebekah and her servant girls got on the camels. They followed Abraham's servant and left.
62 Izak je prišel po poti izvira Laháj Roí, kajti prebival je v južni deželi.
Meanwhile Isaac, who was living in the Negev, had just come back from Beer-lahai-roi.
63 Izak je odšel ven, da ob večeru premišljuje na polju in je povzdignil svoje oči in videl in glej, prihajale so kamele.
He went out into the fields one evening to think things over. He looked into the distance and saw camels coming.
64 Rebeka je povzdignila svoje oči in ko je zagledala Izaka, se je spustila s kamele.
Rebekah was also keeping a look out. When she saw Isaac, she got down from her camel.
65 Kajti služabniku je rekla: »Kdo je ta človek, ki hodi po polju, da nas sreča?« Služabnik je rekel: »To je moj gospodar.« Zato je vzela zagrinjalo in se pokrila.
She asked the servant, “Who is this walking through the fields to meet us?” “He's my master, Isaac,” he replied. So she put on her veil to cover herself.
66 Služabnik je povedal Izaku vse stvari, ki jih je storil.
The servant told Isaac everything he'd done.
67 Izak jo je privedel v šotor svoje matere Sare in vzel Rebeko in postala je njegova žena in jo je ljubil in Izak je bil potolažen po smrti svoje matere.
Isaac took Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, and he married her. He loved her, and she brought him comfort after his grief over his mother's death.
